The attached release is being distributed on behalf of the Conference of Management Authorities.

Backgrounder:

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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking feedback from pharmacists, stakeholders, and the public on proposed Pharmacy Profession Regulations.

The proposed regulations aim to move the regulation of the pharmacy profession to the Health and Social Services Professions Act, the “umbrella” Act that intends to support a comprehensive and consistent framework for the regulation of all health and social services professionals in the Northwest Territories.

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of July 30 – August 5, 2024

Ministerial Travel 

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of July 29, 2024. 

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of July 23-29, 2024

Ministerial Travel 

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of July 22, 2024. 

Due to fire danger in the region, fire bans have been put into effect for all NWT Parks in the South Slave region, prohibiting open fires.

The bans, which are in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, are effective immediately until August 7, 2024 for the following NWT Parks:

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated (SSI).

Due to fire danger in the region, existing fire bans prohibiting open fires in NWT Parks in the North Slave region have been extended until August 7, 2024, and expanded to include all parks in the region. These bans are in addition to regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire.

The following parks have been added to these fire bans:

Health and Social Services Minister Lesa Semmler announced today that three Northwest Territories schools will share a total of $5,100 for winning the 2023-2024 Drop the Pop campaign.

Chief Sunrise Education Centre on the Kátł’odeeche First Nation Reserve, Diamond Jenness Secondary School in Hay River, and Charles Tetcho School in Sambaa K’e will each be awarded $1,700 for their efforts in promoting healthy drink choices.

The goal of the Drop the Pop campaign is to recognize NWT schools that encourage students, families, schools, and communities to:

For the first time in the program’s history, this July the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) reached and exceeded its federally-regulated nomination cap of 300 applications for a calendar year.

The following was redistributed on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories:

Improvements to highways and roads across the Northwest Territories